The Moat Index

Compare moats, side by side.

Two to four companies, scored on the same five investor questions from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.

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W · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

PPHC · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

DWAY · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

CATO · Consumer Discretionary · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureWPPHCDWAYCATO
Moat Score (0–100)31 (highest)31 (highest)31 (highest)30
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend5770 (highest)1132
Pricing power412270 (highest)48
Returns on capital004 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety028 (highest)28 (highest)28 (highest)
Capital discipline243444 (highest)40
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data19140% above high estimate
Market cap$11.2B$234.4M$4.5M$62.0M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2026